COMING UP THIS WEEKEND

Peter Stack

Published 4:00 am, Thursday, August 24, 2000

BLOCKED BRIDGE: They're not sure how many tiny pieces it will take, but all efforts at the Bay Area Discovery Museum from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday will be directed toward building a good-sized replica of the Golden Gate Bridge out of LEGO blocks. Anybody can join in this ambitious project. It will be outside, with the real bridge in plain view as a model. Starting at noon Sunday , eight architects will lead other LEGO-building projects. Museum tickets are $7 for adults, $6 for kids. (415) 487-4398 or visit www.badm.org. Tip: Take a picnic lunch and warm clothes.

VERY VICTORIAN: Victorian Days in the Park is a crowd pleaser in San Mateo's Central Park that offers music, food, games, fine crafts and other activities. This sizable festival runs from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday . It's free; historical costumes are welcome. (650) 299-0104. Tip: There's a fascinating period fashion show at 1 p.m. daily. Also on the Peninsula this weekend is the Palo Alto Festival of the Arts (along University Avenue). (650) 324-3121. Tip: The city's providing free shuttle-bus service throughout Palo Alto.

SEA FOR YOURSELF: The Bodega Bay Seafood Art & Wine Festival in Sonoma County offers a variety of seafood specialties, entertainment on three stages, horse and pony rides for the kids, and much more. It opens at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at Chanslor Horse Ranch, on Highway 1 a mile north of town. Tickets: $5-$6. (707) 824-8404.

DO IT: Oakland's annual Chinatown Street Festival is set for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Free. (510) 893-8979. . . . The San Francisco Public Library stages its fourth annual Celebrating Saroyan program from 11:30 a.m to 4 p.m. in the Main Library's lower-level meeting room. Free. . . . The 53rd Pakistan Independence Day Celebration will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday in the Band Shell area of Golden Gate Park. ..

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